United blames FAA staffing shortages for causing ‘significant disruption’ at Newark Airport

United blames FAA staffing shortages for causing ‘significant disruption’ at Newark Airport

United Airlines said Tuesday that an acute shortage of air traffic controllers was causing “significant disruption” for travelers at its busy Newark, NJ, hub outside of New York City. The airline said the Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to reduce traffic flows to Newark hub because of low staffing on 12 of the first 25 … Read more

Physical therapist practices face staffing shortages — and kids are paying the price

Physical therapist practices face staffing shortages — and kids are paying the price

The physical therapist will not see you now. Outpatient physical therapist (PT) practices are experiencing severe staff shortages, with the highest vacancy rates at 17%, according to a recent report by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), a nonprofit group based in Virginia.  The report is based on survey responses from 133 outpatient physical therapy practices across … Read more

Ohio grandma becomes a lifeguard to keep community pool open amid staffing shortage

Ohio grandma becomes a lifeguard to keep community pool open amid staffing shortage

An Ohio grandmother came out of retirement to take a summer job as a lifeguard to ensure her community pool would stay open amid a nationwide staffing shortage. Gail Rodgers, 66, took the new job when the Montgomery Towne Condominiums where she resides and serves as board president was going to be forced to reduce … Read more

Air traffic out of control: Staffing shortage could ruin Memorial Day travel

Air traffic out of control: Staffing shortage could ruin Memorial Day travel

Traveling this long weekend? Get ready to hurry up and wait. AAA expects Memorial Day weekend will be the third busiest for travel overall since the agency started tracking that metric in 2000 — with the company’s senior vice-president of travel predicting this summer will be “one for the record books, especially at airports.” But a … Read more